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A LARGE THANGKA DEPICTING BUDDHA
SHAKYAMUNI
Distemper on cloth, framed in a linen
mounting with silk
Tibet, 18th/19th century
Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism,
depicted here as the central figure with two
attendants and surrounded by a multitude
of smaller emanations arranged in rows and
columns and only alternating in the color
of the nimbus and aureola. Shakyamuni is
seated in vajra on a lotus throne, the right
hand lowered in bhumiparsha mudra and the
other holding a begging bowl. He is flanked by
two standing attendant monks, both holding
begging bowls and the traditional walking
staff (khakkara) - between them an offering
of fruits.

Shape: Rectangular vertical shape
Dimensions: 87,5 x 57,5 cm (painting size), 112
x 73 cm (mounting)
Condition: Some wear due to age, minor
staining, few smaller cracks and discoloration.
Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection,
assembled in the 1930s to early 1950s

⋩ḅᶾ䲨大啷慳徎䈇⯤Ⓒ⌉
ᶨṃ㰉㻔␴⮷㳆炻䦵㚱⮷塪䷓␴壒刚ˤ
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷

Estimate EUR 200,-
Starting price EUR 100,-

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A RARE MING DYNASTY VELVET AND GOLD THREAD MEDITATION HANGING 份夳䘬㖶ẋ⸛䴐慹䴚⅍゛㊪ⷭ
Velvet, silk and gold threads, segmented, mounted inside wooden frame ⸛䴐炻䴚炻慹䵓炻↮㭝炻㛐㟮墅墙
China, Ming Dynasty ᷕ⚳炻㖶ẋ

This finely executed woven panel was originally used as a visual support for mediation. It 忁ᾳ䱦⽫墥ἄ䘬㊪ⷭ㚨⇅塓䓐ἄ⅍゛㗪䘬夾奢㓗㊩ˤ⬫⯽
shows densely woven Buddhist symbols and floral patterns in precious gold thread and 䣢Ḯ䱦䶣䘬ἃ㔁䫎嘇␴剙⋱⚾㟰炻ẍ䍵屜䘬慹䶂␴䲭刚䘬
red silk thread standing out beautifully against the lush velvet background. 䴚䶂⃒伶⛘⸛伖㕤⛐⣑洅䴐側㘗ᶲˤ

Meditation hangings like the present were made as imperial gifts to abbots of leading ⁷䎦⛐忁㧋䘬⅍゛㊪ẞ㗗ἄ䁢䘯⭌䥖䈑復⇘大啷⮢昊ㆾ
Tibetan monasteries and to Buddhist monasteries within China. The practice of giving 侭ᷕ⚳ἃ㔁⮢昊ˤ 岰復忁䧖䥖䈑䘬 㱽⛐14ᶾ䲨␴15ᶾ
such gifts was at its peak in the 14th and 15th centuries. 䲨忼⇘枪Ⲙˤ

Shape: Squared shape 㕡⼊
Dimensions: 85 x 91 cm (size of the hanging); 101 x 109 cm (total size incl. frame) ⯢⮠烉 85 x 91 cm (㊪ⷭ); 101 x 109 cm (⏓㛐㟮)
Condition: Good condition consistent with the age, colors faded and few loose threads ⑩䚠列⤥炻㚱⸜ẋ䕽嶉炻䴚䵓䔷檮嬲唬
or thinned areas ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
Provenance: Austrian private collection
Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Starting price EUR 750,-

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